US7324016B1 - Navigational indicating system for rotary wing aircraft - Google Patents
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For typical values of x, μ, and MT, the 1/revolution component of the generated signal is essentially in phase with sin ψ. Thus, if the output of the
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US20160280368A1 (en) * | 2015-03-27 | 2016-09-29 | Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh | Layer material for arranging on a rotor blade tip of a helicopter, helicopter light system, and helicopter comprising the same |
US10053214B2 (en) * | 2015-03-27 | 2018-08-21 | Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh | Layer material for arranging on a rotor blade tip of a helicopter, helicopter light system, and helicopter comprising the same |
US11059601B2 (en) | 2015-12-28 | 2021-07-13 | Dezso Molnar | Water and lighting displays including unmanned aerial system |
US10696395B2 (en) | 2015-12-28 | 2020-06-30 | Wet | Tethered unmanned aerial system |
US10745126B2 (en) | 2015-12-28 | 2020-08-18 | Wet | Unmanned aerial system with transportable screen |
CN107021239A (en) * | 2016-02-02 | 2017-08-08 | 徐丛逸 | A kind of revolving part safety alarm device and revolving vane |
US20200039646A1 (en) * | 2018-08-06 | 2020-02-06 | Mark Fuller | Flying Gyroscope System and Method |
US10875664B1 (en) * | 2019-06-28 | 2020-12-29 | Hamilton Sunstrand Corporation | Propeller tip warning marker light |
US20210009283A1 (en) * | 2019-07-14 | 2021-01-14 | Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh | Flight direction indication system for an aerial vehicle and method of indicating a flight direction of an aerial vehicle |
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US20210132103A1 (en) * | 2019-11-05 | 2021-05-06 | Airbus Helicopters | Method and apparatus for estimating an airspeed of a rotorcraft by analyzing its rotor |
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